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Theatre technical specification


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Technical Specification

1.

Audience Capacity

Balcony, bleacher and orchestra pit

210

 

 

with orchestra pit in use

 

180

 

Steward/Usher Seats

Maximum of

3

 

 

Wheelchair spaces

Any seats in the front row of the bleacher units (row C) may be removed for up to six wheelchair users (one wheelchair takes out two seats.)

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2.

Auditorium

Normal use of Theatre is as a single tier of seats facing a proscenium arch formed by folding doors and an adjustable height pelmet. With the seating retracted and proscenium doors folded back a flat floor hall is formed.

 

 

 

 

Fixed stage edge to balcony front

11.80m

 

 

Fixed stage edge to back wall

10.10m

 

 

Clear length of flat floor 'hall', inc. stage

21.90m

 

 

Width between walls

12.20m

 

 

Width between proscenium doors folded out 

10.90m

 

 

Height-floor to side ceiling

9.30m

 

3.

Orchestra Pit

Front two rows retract under fixed floor to provide facilities for an orchestra pit.

 

 

 

 

Orchestra pit - total area

14.40m.sq

 

 

Orchestra rail to stage edge

1.80m

 

 

Max depth of pit below stage               

1.40m

 

4.

Stage           Proscenium:

width with doors set in

width with doors out

7.20m

10.90m

 

 

height (structural)

6.00m

 

 

height (visual) adjustable down to

4.50m

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depth from stage edge:

 

 

 

to upstage entrance lobby                    

9.00m

 

 

to back wall                                                              

10.40m

 

 

Width between stage walls                                                                                           

12.20m

 

 

height - bar flying downstage                                                                       

8.10m

 

 

bar flying upstage                   

4.30m

 

 

Overall area

118m.sq

 

 

Flying adjustable pelmet and No.1 LX bar on hand winches

 

 

 

31 handline sets, capacity                                                                                                                                                              9.00m

150kg

 

 

distance between bars

0.25m

 

 

bar length (including extensions)

 

 

9.00m

 

Rostra

 

 

11 - 2.4 x 1.2m (8x4) & 2 - 1.2 x 1.2m (4x4)

Adjustable to four heights - 6”,12”,18”,24”

designed to be compatible with ‘Steeldeck’ staging sections

 

 

 

 

                                         

Floor

flat and level - tongue and groove maple, semi-sprung

 

 

 

Get-in

tailboard height above roadway in private yard into stage right wing

 

 

 

width           2.90m

 

 

 

height          3.00m

                     

 

5.                

Scene store

None

 

 

6.

Lighting

Control room in rear of auditorium above fixed balcony.

 

 

 

Alternative position in row C  or back of stalls.

 

 

Control system

Strand 520i (250 channel DMX) / Strand GSX(75 channel DMX)

 

 

Dimmed channels

48 no. @10a in 2 no Strand LD-90 racks

 

 

 

2no. Strand Act 6 portable dimmers.

 

 

Lighting equipment

6 no. Cantata 11/26

 

 

 

2 no. Cantata 18/32

 

 

 

12 no. Cantata F                   

 

 

 

18 no. Starlette F

 

 

 

18 no. Prelude F

 

 

 

8 no Prelude 16/30

 

 

 

6 no. 19 dg source 4 spotlights

 

 

 

2 no. 25-50 dg source 4 zoom spotlights

 

 

 

28 no par 64/ CP62 parcans

 

 

 

8 no par 64/CP95-EXG scrollercans

 

 

 

6 no Par-56 MFL

 

 

 

27 no. Birdies

 

 

 

6 no Coda 500/4  / 4 no Nocturn 500w floods

 

 

 

8 no CromaQ scrollers

 

 

 

11 no CCT Minuette fresnels

 

 

 

2 no 700w MSR ‘Foxie’ Followspots

 

 

Smoke Machines

2 no Jem ZR31 smoke machines - DMX / remote control

2 no LeMaitre Neutron Star Hazer

 

7.         

Sound

Control position in control room, at the back of the auditorium, or in row C of stalls, as above.

 

 

 

32 Microphone lines

 

 

 

16 Loudspeaker lines

 

 

Vocal mic -

4 Beyer BDM88TG   

 

 

 

5 SM 58

 

 

Instrument mic -

4 SM 57      

 

 

Float mic -

3 Audio Technica AT835B

3 Sennheiser K6/ ME67 ‘Long Gun’ mics

3 Crown plate mics

 

 

 

5 x passive Di boxes / 1x Active Di box

1 x dual input passive Di box

 

 

 

10 boom mic stands

 

 

Mixing desk

Soundcraft K3 24 Channel (control room position only)

Soundcraft K1  16/4/2

 

 

Effects playback

1 Tascam 102 Cassette Deck

 

 

 

1 Sony CD Player

 

 

 

1 Sony Mini-Disc player/recorder

1 Dennon Mini-Disc player/recorder

 

 

 

1 Yamaha SPX1000 digital reverb processor

 

 

 

2 x Yamaha Q2031 Stereo graphic equalizer

3 x Crown 800 CSL stereo amplifiers

1 x RMX 2450 amplifier                                                                                  

 

 

 

1 Yamaha EMX 640 mixer/amplifier

2x Behringer stereo feedback destroyers

 

 

Loudspeakers         

4 x Qube 300w speakers FoH

2 x Electrovoice Sx200 foldback/effects speakers

4 x Custom wedges

 

 

Communications

Full facilities on SM desk includes single-

Channel intercom by Metro Audio, 8-station cue light system, show relay and  paging system

 

 

Radios

4 x Motorolla 2 way radios

 

 

 

Assisted listening

Sennheiser infra-red system, single channel

Induction loop at Box Office counter

 

 

8.

Backstage

 

 

 

Dressing rooms

2 on first floor fitted out, each for 8 to 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toilet and showers

ensuite to each dressing room

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video system

Relaying stage to dressing rooms and box office.

 

 

The Electric Theatre
Onslow Street
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4SZ
 
Box Office tel: 01483 444789


 

 


Page last modified on 23/01/2009
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